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rear of the .plow-stock, a slide, slotted hopper, an elbowlever, 'pivotell at the backof the' analista-1a amaai 'Tzno Mas DALE, o1? `-Rus sn Il LvIL'L'E," KENT uc Kr.-

Lam Patent No. 105,314,1caea'ruzy '12,` 1870.

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all whom itanayeonccm:

Bef it knowuthat I, THOMAS Diamant Russellville, in the county of Logan'andState of Kentucky,

have invented certainew and useful Improvements' ipOorn-Planters, of which the-following is a full, clear,

and-exact description, f y invention relates to -that class of 'machines in which a seed-hoppers attached in rear of a 'common' l Third, in accomunati@ of fue hopper s'urecn horizontally reciprocating forlthe passage ofthe seed fromthe hoppenand workedby a rod projecting upward to near thel plow-handle andI attached toone end of the the yoke and .draw it the hopper is easily lever, the other end of' `which works ina slot inthe Iseed-slide, and fa Springbearing against the 4leverabove'its pvot, these parts being crate as hreinaer s et forth;

In-the accompanying drawingconstructed to `op- Fig'u 1 represents a view in elevation of one side of `my improved planter, with the lower part of the hopper Apartly broken away, and

g 4ll1iguie2,a section through the hoppcrfat the'line vxofgl. V

U one ofvthehandles, and

D the furrow-opener or shovel of an ordinary shovelplow. v

Ilo thestock B Iaho'pper, E, is attachedby a metal yoke, F, having a screw cut upon each of its ends,

whichembraces the hopper about Vits ccnter,'a1 1d is secured in placey by a cross-plate, j, which lits upon 4the ends of the yoke, `and crosses' `the stock above the yb`earn,z.u1dby nuts g,- which work upon the ends of tightly against the hopper, at the same time clamping the plate f against the'stook.

By this mode of attachingthehoppcr tothe stock a firm connection ,between-the two is accomplished, and

detached, so that the plow may.l

be used alone when desired.

A covering-plow,

-secured upon a bolt, fi, projecting from the yoke F, at the side of the hopper.

l' 'handleof the plow. Second, in the combination of the plow, the hoppei-,the yoke, and a coveringplow,having' a vertical adjustment, as hereinafterset forth. l'

vthe yoke, all these I-I,'having la slotted shank, h, is I The tou t has thumb-screw, I.

A support, h', near the -lower end of the hopper,`

braces the coverer;Av By this uarrangement the coverer may beadjusted up or down, so as toturu more or less earthy.

The hopper has fan opening in the bottom, andis provided with a perfolated slide, J, which moves which passes through a guide-loop, m, upon the hcpper, andterminates in a loop, m', just below the right The long arm k' of the slideLJ.`

A spring, N,secured upon the hopper, bears upon the lever 'K enters a slot, j, in

thelever KY above its pivot. This spring might be a' spiral-one. u The operation of my planterjs as follows:

The covererv is adjusted to turn the desired quailtity ot' earth 5 the leading plow'D turnsthe. furrow to receive the seeds, the requisite number of which is allowed to pass from the hopper at the proper time by the;driver, who jerks the rod Mio-mom the lever -K, and draw out the-slide J until Aits perforation comes overthe,` hole in thehopper.' -When the rod is re 'leased by the driver,- the spring N returns the slide to `its'original position to shut olf the flow of the seed.

' lllie coverer H turnsthe loose earth at the side of the furrow upon Vthesecd, covering them deeplyor lightly, according to its adjustment. i

I do not claim, broadly, combining chine, or a coverer with a plow.v

I claim as myivention- 1. The 'combination of the plow,

a seeding-maas set forth.

2. The combination of the plow,

the hopper, the yoke,

andthe adjustable coverer, all these' parts being constructed to operate substantially as set forth.

3. '.lfhe. combination of the plow, the hopper attached to thest'cck, the reciprocating slide, the elbowlever, the operating-rod, and the spring, all these parts-'being 'constructed to operate substantially as set forth.

Inv testimony whereof I have hereunto' subscribed my name. v THOMAS DALE.

Witnesses G. CIJ. SWAIN. F. -A`.` MCOALLEN.

a screw cut upon -it .to receivefa' the hopper, and 5 parts being constructed to operate 

